Picture above(taken from Pontiac Daily Leader)at the former Pontiac Interlake plant with people wanting jobs this morning.
Not sure what they are offering at Mecalux. Rumors have that it is 50% of Interlake Wages. Wages compared to 1978. Too bad the economy is not like it was in 1978.
What to do?
We are supposed to fly out in the morning. I feel like a have a 300 pound sumo wrestler sitting on my chest and my ears feel like I am under water. Allergies ? illness?? I cough like a chain smoking cat(Mj's description). Christen is sick also and Dawn called went home from work with contractions besides she said she feels "strange"
DR Wang has been different to us since Lizzy has been out of the trial. She was his "Star Patient" for a long time. Last visit he was very distant to us and had his interns "take care" of us because he was so BUSY. Here is our Choices: Taking Lizzy off the medicine , have none as back up in case she starts losing strength, go ahead and go miss the possible birth of my six grand-child or just go sick to get away from all the drama in our life this past few weeks. I say "Lets Go" because I can not be around a new baby not knowing if I have sinus drainage or a virus, We can take Lizzy off the HD for two weeks before our next visit and see how she does then from there figure out what the plans will be in the future. I do not want Lizzy coming down with whatever I have if I am contagious . I am taking precautions but geeze Louise I dont want her to be stuck in CA with her sick.
So, what do you do???
Prayers for us on our trip , Dawn, the former Interlake Workers , their families and all the people with out work.
We believe in miracles!!
www.our-sma-angels.com/elizabeth
Article below from the Pontiac Daily Leader today:
By Sheila Shelton
Pontiac Daily Leader
Tue Mar 10, 2009, 12:34 PM CDT
Pontiac, Ill. -
As job-seekers lined up for openings at the former Interlake facility, a demonstration was expected to take place.
Former employees of Interlake Material Handling Co., 2 Industrial Dr., held a demonstration beginning at 10 a.m. today in front of the plant today to show what can happen when a company files bankruptcy.
“We want to bring public awareness to the lack of worker protections in the law when a bankruptcy occurs,” said Ralph Timan, president of UAW Local 2488, which represents workers at the former Interlake plant.
United Fixtures Inc., the parent company of Interlake, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and was sold in bankruptcy court in Delaware last week. The new owner of the facility is Mecalux of Spain.
The more than 200 employees at the Pontiac plant were terminated on Friday. The official sale to Mecalux was expected to take place on Monday and the new owner, Mecalux, announced that it would be taking applications for employees today at the plant.
“The former owners of Interlake used the bankruptcy filing to purge debt owed to suppliers, vacate the union contract and terminate all employees of the company,” said Timan in a press release. “Due to a lack of employee protections in the U.S. Bankruptcy laws, the new owner, Mecalux, is not required by law to offer continued employment to any of the workers at the plant.”
Timan also said that workers did not receive payment for their earned vacation pay, nor did they receive a severance package as negotiated in their union contract.
“Workers and their families face an enormous uncertainty about their future. Further, their community (Pontiac) is impacted by growing joblessness during these challenging times,” said Timan.
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Prayers headed your way to feel better and for all the people who have lost jobs and who are now looking at maybe getting a job but at a cost... I can understand why you say lets just go. I hope your tri goes well and that you have a good visit. And return with good, great, wonderful news! Hugs Sheila and Sky
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